Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges

Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co.

Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated

Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

The Xteink X4 Pro could be the tiny e-reader of your dreams

Xteink makes its pocket-sized e-reader even better with a touchscreen and front light.

Nintendo keeps making shooters more friendly and approachable

Nintendo does a lot of weird things, but Splatoon might just be one of the strangest – or at least the boldest. The series started as an attempt to muscle…

Halliday’s latest smart glasses feature a much-improved display

I was not a fan of the original Halliday glasses. The Gen 2 are better. | Image: Halliday I first slipped on Halliday’s original smart glasses at CES 2025. I…

The Switch 2 is $50 off at Woot for new customers

Games look gorgeous on its 7.9-inch screen. | Photo: Brandt Ranj / The Verge Woot is celebrating its 22nd anniversary by rolling out a full week of sales, and one…

Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription

Garmin announced a new smart band today designed to track “advanced fitness and wellness features” without a screen to eliminate distractions and push its battery life to up to 10…

A touchscreen and light make the new X4 Pro the best version of Xteink’s tiny e-readers

If you’ve been undecided on which Xteink device to get, the new X4 Pro is it. The familiar story with Xteink’s tiny e-readers plays out once again with its new…

America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI

People visit the booth of Kimi, an LLM developed by the Chinese startup Moonshot, during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 20, 2026. | Image: LONG WEI/…

Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?

How does AI make you feel? Are you excited to “vibe-code” your smart home? Or anxious about all the added pollution and billions of gallons of water used by data…